The list of contestants for “Sing for Greece 2026”, has been officially revealed, the Greek entry expected to be chosen on February 7th.
The Greek national broadcaster ERT has officially announced the 28 contestants competing in the Greek Eurovision national selection, “Sing For Greece – Ελληνικός Τελικός 2026”. The semi-finals expected to take place on February 3rd and February 5th, while the grand final expected to air on February 7th. The winner of the grand final is expected to represent Greece at Eurovision 2026, set to be held in Vienna, Austria.
“Sing for Greece 2026”: Participants List
- Victoria Anastasia – Whatcha Doin To Me
- Koza Mostra – Bulletproof
- Marika – Daughters of the Sun (A, E, I, O, U)
- Akylas – Ferto
- Good Job Nicky – Dark Side of the Moon
- Mikay – Labyrinth
- Revery – The Songwriter
- Kianna – No More Drama
- D3lta – Mad About It
- Dinamiss – Chaos
- Niya – Slipping Away
- Garvin – Back in the Game
- ZAF – Asteio
- Tianora – Antello
- Desi G – Aphrodite
- Spheyiaa – Khília kommátia (1000 pieces)
- Marseaux – Khánomai
- Evangelia – Paréa
- Panagiotis Tsakalakos – 2nd Chance
- STEFI – Europa
- leroybroughtflowers – SABOTAGE!
- STYLIANOS – You & I
- Stella Kay – You Are The Fire
- Rikki – AGAPI
- THE Astrolabe – Drop It
- Basilica – Set Everything on Fire
- Rosanna Mailan – Alma
- Alexandra Sieti – The Other Side
Among the Finalists – Many Familiar Names:
- Koza Mostra – represented Greece at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 together with Agathonas Iakovidis with the song “Alcohol Is Free”, finishing in sixth place.
- Evangelia – competed in the Greek national selection last year with the song “Vále” and finished in second place.
- Dinamiss – took part in the Greek national selection last year with the song “Odyssey” and finished in fourth place.
- Rikki – took part in the Greek national selection last year with the song “Elevator (Up and Down)” and finished in seventh place.
- Good Job Nicky – competed in the Greek internal selection for Eurovision 2022.
Expanded Format: Major Changes in the Greek National Selection
Last year’s “Ethnikos Telikos” was a massive success within Greece and beyond, with the January 30th, 2025 broadcast achieving the highest TV ratings in Greece for 15 years. The contest’s winner, Klavdia, brought Greece an impressive sixth place at Eurovision 2025, matching the country’s 2013 achievement – one not matched until this year.
According to information we got from Eurovisionfun, the “Ethnikos Telikos” expands this year to include two Semi-Finals in addition to the Final. 28 songs will compete: 14 in each Semi-Final. The outcome in the Semi-Finals will be determined solely by the public, who will select seven qualifiers from each Semi-Final for the Final. In the Final, 14 entries will compete, with voting once again split 50-50 between juries – equally divided between a domestic and an international panel – and the public. According to the broadcaster:
“Through an upgraded and open-to-all process, including two Semi-Finals and one Final, ERT moves forward with selecting the song and artist that will represent our country in the 70th Eurovision Song Contest. This follows the successful organization of last January’s national final and Greece’s excellent 6th place at Eurovision 2025, which achieved record ratings of the last 15 years. Specifically, up to 28 songs will compete across two Semi-Finals, from which 14 will qualify for the National Final, decided exclusively by the public. In the National Final, the winning song will be determined by both the audience and the juries, granting the performer the ticket to Vienna, where the 70th Eurovision Song Contest will take place in May 2026”.
Greece at Eurovision 2025
“Asteromáta” (in English: “Eyes of Stars”) is the song performed by Klavdia, who represented Greece in the grand final of Eurovision 2025. Greece qualified to the grand final after finishing fourth in the second semi-final, with 112 points. In the grand final, Greece finished sixth in the grand final with 231 points, finishing eighth in both jury’s & public’s votes.
The sixth place that Greece achieved is considered the country’s best result since 2013 — when it ranked sixth as well.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Greece’s 46th participation in Eurovision. Greece joined the competition in 1974 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2005 when singer Helena Paparizou won first place with the song “My Number One”.
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